"Robert Andrews
Class of 1853.
Colonel Robert Andrews, of the Class of 1853, who had held the honor of being the oldest living graduate of the College from the death of the Rev. John T. Huntington, of the Class of 1850, on January 4, 1919, died at his home, 34 South Clinton Street, East Orange, New Jersey, April 7, 1919. He was buried in the family vault in the Churchyard of Holy Trinity (Old Swede's') Church, Wilmington, among his ancestors.
Colonel Andrews was born in Wilmington, Delaware, August 2, 1834. The family had long been settled in Delaware, and descends from John Andrews, who settled in Calvert County, Maryland, in 1654. The father of Colonel Andrews was John Williams Andrews, who was a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania, but who never practised. He lived on his large estate near Wilmington, called "Stockford." Colonel Andrews' mother was Mary Newman.
Colonel Andrews was prepared for College at the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut, and entered Trinity College in 1849 with the Class of 1853. In college, he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternityh. He was graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1853, and in 1854 received the Master's degree.
After graduation he studied Engineering at the Philadelphia Polytechnic College, graduating in 1854. From 1854 to 1857, he was an Assistant Engineer for the Union Canal and the State Canals of Pennsylvania; from 1857 to 1859, Assistant Engineer forr the Sunbury and Erie Railroad; from 1859 to 1860, and Engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad; from 1863 to 1865, an Engineer for the Saratoga and Hudson Railroad; from 1865 to 1885, with the Wabash Railroad as Superintendent, Chief Engineer , General Superintendent, and Constructing Engineer, residing in Toledo, Ohio, Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missour; from 1885 to 1889, General Superintendent and Chief Engineer of the Virginia Midland Railroad, residing at Alexandria, Virginia; from 1889 to 1901, he was Vice-President of the Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company in New York; and in 1901, he became President of this corporation. He retired from the Presidency in 1908, though he continued his connection with the Company till his death.
During the Civil War, Colonel Andrews was Major of the Second Regiment of Delaware Volunteers, 1861-1863. He was a life-long Republican.
The Andrews Family had been Episcopalians for generations, and Colonel Andrews was ever true to the family tradition. He was an advanced Churchman, and served as a Vestryman of three churches at different times.
June 10, 1858, Colonel Andrews married, at Wilmington, Harriet Buchanan Adams, daughter of Thomas Jenifer Adams belonged to a well-known Maryland family, and was engagted in mercantile pursuits in Wilmington. There were two children: Jennie, born July 16, 1859, who married June 10, 1885, Charles Breek Adams, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Ella, born January 20, 1873, to whose care the comfort and happiness of her father in his last years are due.
Colonel Andrews, though he did not keep in close touch with the College, was a loyal alumnus, and proud of his connection with it."
Class of 1853.
Colonel Robert Andrews, of the Class of 1853, who had held the honor of being the oldest living graduate of the College from the death of the Rev. John T. Huntington, of the Class of 1850, on January 4, 1919, died at his home, 34 South Clinton Street, East Orange, New Jersey, April 7, 1919. He was buried in the family vault in the Churchyard of Holy Trinity (Old Swede's') Church, Wilmington, among his ancestors.
Colonel Andrews was born in Wilmington, Delaware, August 2, 1834. The family had long been settled in Delaware, and descends from John Andrews, who settled in Calvert County, Maryland, in 1654. The father of Colonel Andrews was John Williams Andrews, who was a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania, but who never practised. He lived on his large estate near Wilmington, called "Stockford." Colonel Andrews' mother was Mary Newman.
Colonel Andrews was prepared for College at the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut, and entered Trinity College in 1849 with the Class of 1853. In college, he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternityh. He was graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1853, and in 1854 received the Master's degree.
After graduation he studied Engineering at the Philadelphia Polytechnic College, graduating in 1854. From 1854 to 1857, he was an Assistant Engineer for the Union Canal and the State Canals of Pennsylvania; from 1857 to 1859, Assistant Engineer forr the Sunbury and Erie Railroad; from 1859 to 1860, and Engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad; from 1863 to 1865, an Engineer for the Saratoga and Hudson Railroad; from 1865 to 1885, with the Wabash Railroad as Superintendent, Chief Engineer , General Superintendent, and Constructing Engineer, residing in Toledo, Ohio, Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missour; from 1885 to 1889, General Superintendent and Chief Engineer of the Virginia Midland Railroad, residing at Alexandria, Virginia; from 1889 to 1901, he was Vice-President of the Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company in New York; and in 1901, he became President of this corporation. He retired from the Presidency in 1908, though he continued his connection with the Company till his death.
During the Civil War, Colonel Andrews was Major of the Second Regiment of Delaware Volunteers, 1861-1863. He was a life-long Republican.
The Andrews Family had been Episcopalians for generations, and Colonel Andrews was ever true to the family tradition. He was an advanced Churchman, and served as a Vestryman of three churches at different times.
June 10, 1858, Colonel Andrews married, at Wilmington, Harriet Buchanan Adams, daughter of Thomas Jenifer Adams belonged to a well-known Maryland family, and was engagted in mercantile pursuits in Wilmington. There were two children: Jennie, born July 16, 1859, who married June 10, 1885, Charles Breek Adams, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Ella, born January 20, 1873, to whose care the comfort and happiness of her father in his last years are due.
Colonel Andrews, though he did not keep in close touch with the College, was a loyal alumnus, and proud of his connection with it."
"Robert Andrews
Class of 1853.
Colonel Robert Andrews, of the Class of 1853, who had held the honor of being the oldest living graduate of the College from the death of the Rev. John T. Huntington, of the Class of 1850, on January 4, 1919, died at his home, 34 South Clinton Street, East Orange, New Jersey, April 7, 1919. He was buried in the family vault in the Churchyard of Holy Trinity (Old Swede's') Church, Wilmington, among his ancestors.
Colonel Andrews was born in Wilmington, Delaware, August 2, 1834. The family had long been settled in Delaware, and descends from John Andrews, who settled in Calvert County, Maryland, in 1654. The father of Colonel Andrews was John Williams Andrews, who was a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania, but who never practised. He lived on his large estate near Wilmington, called "Stockford." Colonel Andrews' mother was Mary Newman.
Colonel Andrews was prepared for College at the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut, and entered Trinity College in 1849 with the Class of 1853. In college, he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternityh. He was graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1853, and in 1854 received the Master's degree.
After graduation he studied Engineering at the Philadelphia Polytechnic College, graduating in 1854. From 1854 to 1857, he was an Assistant Engineer for the Union Canal and the State Canals of Pennsylvania; from 1857 to 1859, Assistant Engineer forr the Sunbury and Erie Railroad; from 1859 to 1860, and Engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad; from 1863 to 1865, an Engineer for the Saratoga and Hudson Railroad; from 1865 to 1885, with the Wabash Railroad as Superintendent, Chief Engineer , General Superintendent, and Constructing Engineer, residing in Toledo, Ohio, Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missour; from 1885 to 1889, General Superintendent and Chief Engineer of the Virginia Midland Railroad, residing at Alexandria, Virginia; from 1889 to 1901, he was Vice-President of the Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company in New York; and in 1901, he became President of this corporation. He retired from the Presidency in 1908, though he continued his connection with the Company till his death.
During the Civil War, Colonel Andrews was Major of the Second Regiment of Delaware Volunteers, 1861-1863. He was a life-long Republican.
The Andrews Family had been Episcopalians for generations, and Colonel Andrews was ever true to the family tradition. He was an advanced Churchman, and served as a Vestryman of three churches at different times.
June 10, 1858, Colonel Andrews married, at Wilmington, Harriet Buchanan Adams, daughter of Thomas Jenifer Adams belonged to a well-known Maryland family, and was engagted in mercantile pursuits in Wilmington. There were two children: Jennie, born July 16, 1859, who married June 10, 1885, Charles Breek Adams, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Ella, born January 20, 1873, to whose care the comfort and happiness of her father in his last years are due.
Colonel Andrews, though he did not keep in close touch with the College, was a loyal alumnus, and proud of his connection with it."
Class of 1853.
Colonel Robert Andrews, of the Class of 1853, who had held the honor of being the oldest living graduate of the College from the death of the Rev. John T. Huntington, of the Class of 1850, on January 4, 1919, died at his home, 34 South Clinton Street, East Orange, New Jersey, April 7, 1919. He was buried in the family vault in the Churchyard of Holy Trinity (Old Swede's') Church, Wilmington, among his ancestors.
Colonel Andrews was born in Wilmington, Delaware, August 2, 1834. The family had long been settled in Delaware, and descends from John Andrews, who settled in Calvert County, Maryland, in 1654. The father of Colonel Andrews was John Williams Andrews, who was a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania, but who never practised. He lived on his large estate near Wilmington, called "Stockford." Colonel Andrews' mother was Mary Newman.
Colonel Andrews was prepared for College at the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut, and entered Trinity College in 1849 with the Class of 1853. In college, he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternityh. He was graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1853, and in 1854 received the Master's degree.
After graduation he studied Engineering at the Philadelphia Polytechnic College, graduating in 1854. From 1854 to 1857, he was an Assistant Engineer for the Union Canal and the State Canals of Pennsylvania; from 1857 to 1859, Assistant Engineer forr the Sunbury and Erie Railroad; from 1859 to 1860, and Engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad; from 1863 to 1865, an Engineer for the Saratoga and Hudson Railroad; from 1865 to 1885, with the Wabash Railroad as Superintendent, Chief Engineer , General Superintendent, and Constructing Engineer, residing in Toledo, Ohio, Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missour; from 1885 to 1889, General Superintendent and Chief Engineer of the Virginia Midland Railroad, residing at Alexandria, Virginia; from 1889 to 1901, he was Vice-President of the Safety Car Heating and Lighting Company in New York; and in 1901, he became President of this corporation. He retired from the Presidency in 1908, though he continued his connection with the Company till his death.
During the Civil War, Colonel Andrews was Major of the Second Regiment of Delaware Volunteers, 1861-1863. He was a life-long Republican.
The Andrews Family had been Episcopalians for generations, and Colonel Andrews was ever true to the family tradition. He was an advanced Churchman, and served as a Vestryman of three churches at different times.
June 10, 1858, Colonel Andrews married, at Wilmington, Harriet Buchanan Adams, daughter of Thomas Jenifer Adams belonged to a well-known Maryland family, and was engagted in mercantile pursuits in Wilmington. There were two children: Jennie, born July 16, 1859, who married June 10, 1885, Charles Breek Adams, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Ella, born January 20, 1873, to whose care the comfort and happiness of her father in his last years are due.
Colonel Andrews, though he did not keep in close touch with the College, was a loyal alumnus, and proud of his connection with it."
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